Affixes

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An affix is an word attachment to a root or stem that gives a word a different meaning.

Suffixes

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Suffixes are a letter or group of letters added to the ending of words to change their meaning or function. 

-less

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without, not able torest - restlessthought - thoughtlesshope - hopeless help - helplessfear - fearless

-able (able to)

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able or capable of, causingenjoy - enjoyableread - readablewash - washablereason - reasonable comfort - comfortable

-er

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someone who performs an action: dancer writer singer worker player

-en

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Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives:sweet - sweetenhard - hardenloose - loosenheight - heightenstrength - strengthen

-ful

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full of or notable ofharm - harmfulhelp - helpfulbeauty - beautifulcare - carefulshame - shameful

-ness

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quality or stateUsed to create abstract nouns from adjectives.happy - happinesskind - kindnesspolite - politenesssick - sicknesssad - sadness

ly

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Forming adverbs from adjectives:happy - happilynice - nicelysad - sadlyglad - gladly

Prefixes

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Prefixes are a type of affix. Prefixes are “pre” (before) “fix”ed (attached) to a root or stem to create a new word with a new meaning.Prefixes themselves are not words. They must be attached to a root or a stem in order to create new words. https://app.wizer.me/learn/QG33IT

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pre-

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beforepremature - happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper, usual, or intended timeprepaid - paid in advancepreschool - before schoolpreview - to show or watch something before it is complete

in-

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not - illegal - not legalimpossible - not possible ignorant - not knowing ignoble - not nobleirretional - not rational irresponsible - not responsible

il- (before l)

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illegalillogical

im- (before m,p)

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impossible - not possibleimmobile - cannot move

ig (before g or n)

ir - (before r)

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irresponsibleirrationalirregretable

dis- (lack of, not)

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not, lackingdislike - don't likedisagree - don't agreedisappear - vanish

un-

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not, lacking wanted - unwanteddo - undoemployed - unemployedable - unable

mis- (wrong)

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bad, wrongmisunderstand - to fail to understandmisuse - use in the wrong way or for a wrong purposemisbehave - to behave badlymisleading - deceptive, leading in the wrong direction

anti-

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opposite, againstanti-social - hostile or harmful to societyantisemitism

auto-

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by oneself or itselfautomobile - moves by itself

ante-

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beforeantebellum - before the warante meridiem - before noon

bi, di

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twobicyclebilingualbiannual